Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Presbyterian Church in the United States The first Presbyterian churches in America were established in Virginia, New England, Maryland, and Delaware as early as 1611 , one of the first leaders being Reverend Richard Denton. They were distinctly Calvinistic in doctrine; the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger Catechism and Shorter Catechism, adopted in … Continue reading “Presbyterian Church in the United States”

Presbyterian Church in America The first Presbyterian churches in America were established in Virginia, New England, Maryland, and Delaware as early as 1611 , one of the first leaders being Reverend Richard Denton. They were distinctly Calvinistic in doctrine; the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger Catechism and Shorter Catechism, adopted in 1729 , … Continue reading “Presbyterian Church in America”

Presbyterian Alliance is the popular name of “The Alliance of the Reformed Churches throughout the World Holding the Presbyterian System,” which was formed in London, England, in July 1875, on the plan of voluntary association, by those bodies that chose to send delegates, and which held its first general council, so composed, at Edinburgh, Scotland, … Continue reading “Presbyterian Alliance”

Presbyterial Consecration in the Roman Catholic Church, comprises the ceremonies and religious acts by which a deacon is invested with the presbyterial power-the power over the true and the symbolic body of Christ. The exterior apparatus of the ceremony consists in the oil of the catechumens, a chalice with wine and water, a paten with … Continue reading “Presbyterial Consecration”

Presbyter Presbytery See Elder, Bishop. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Presbyter, Presbytery prezbi-ter, presbi-ter, prezbi-ter-i, presbi-ter-i (, presbuteros, , presbuterion): 1. Words Used in the New Testament: This latter word occurs in the New Testament once (1Ti 4:14), so rendered in both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American). But … Continue reading “Presbyter, Presbytery”

PRESBYTER See next article; and articles DEACON, ELDER. Fuente: Theological Dictionary presbyter (Greek: presbyteros, elder) In the early Church, member of a college which advised the bishop, who was himself called a presbyter; this group formed the presbytery, the governing body of the community. Outside of this presbytery, a presbyter had no official duties as … Continue reading “Presbyter”

Presburg, Council of (Concilium Presoniense), an ecclesiastical gathering which convened on Nov. 10, 1309, and was presided over by the papal legate cardinal Gentil, of Hungary. Nine canons of discipline were published, of which the eighth forbids Christian women to marry infidels, heretics, or schismatics. See Labb, Concil. 9:2453. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Presburg, Council of”

Presanctified, Mass of the The Mass celebrated on Good Friday in which the celebrant receives in Communion a Host previously consecrated or sanctified. Strictly it is not a Mass, but a Communion for the priest. The form of the Mass is gone through to a certain extent but the important words of consecration are entirely … Continue reading “Presanctified, Mass of the”

Presanctified SEE PRAESANCTIFICATIO. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Prerogative Court of the archbishop is, in Roman Catholic countries where the Church is granted extraordinary privileges, a court of that ecclesiastic wherein all testaments are proved and all administrations granted, when a party dying within the province has bona notabilia in some other diocese than where he dies; and is so called from having … Continue reading “Prerogative Court”